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Image search in Google and Yandex: how to find similar images

Questions from users

1) Hi admin. I saw a screenshot of one game (race, rally type) - but the name of the game is not written. Tell me how you can find the name of the game from the screenshot (from the editor: picture or photo) of the game ...

2) Hello. I was shown a photo of one flower, which I really liked. But I just can't find the name. The flower looks like an aloe, and apparently some kind of it. How can you find out from the photo what kind of flower it is?

Good day!

It would seem that such relatively trivial tasks can take a lot of time: while one user is looking through hundreds of rally games to find the same one as in the screenshot, another will find the name of the game using a search in the pictures! ✌

Push I want to add that image search also helps to check the uniqueness of the photos of the item being sold: a car, an apartment, etc. (What if the seller passes off someone else's thing for his product? After all, he could just take a photo from another ad!).

You can also check a person's photo, if there is any doubt that someone has not posted themselves on the avatar ...

And so, to the point ...

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How to find an exact copy and similar pictures

On google

By the way, if the picture is popular enough on the Internet, then the search engine will instantly find copies of it and offer hundreds of sites where you can view them in a variety of resolutions and quality.

By the way! If you cannot find the same picture, do not despair, try to search for it in another search engine (besides this, be sure to look among similar pictures).

Let's get down to business.

On the computer

  1. First you need to open the main page of the search engine - //www.google.ru;
  2. At the top of the search engine there is a link to search by images - click on this link.

    Google image search

  3. Then click on the icon with the "camera" to open the search box by image.

    Camera Icon

  4. You can now use two options for your search:

    👉 point out a link to a picture (you can get it, for example, in the Chrome browser, if you right-click on the picture, and then select "Copy picture URL");

    👉 either just upload the file (if you have the picture itself on your hard disk). It was the second method that I chose in my example.

    Upload file

  5. Then Google will present the search results: please note that the search engine has automatically determined which game is in the screenshot, and tells us about it "Most likely in the picture Dirt Rally Xbox One".

    Besidesbelow, there are links to the sites where this image was found. You can also go to them and read more about this game and about this picture.

    Found picture

  6. Similar Images... Please also note that Google automatically offers to view the search results for similar images (the link will be presented among the rest of the results found). Sometimes among them you can find much more interesting and necessary shots.

    Similar Images

  7. By clicking on the desired picture, Google will present you the name of the page on which the picture was found, as well as a short description. Very often, the page title will reflect the subject of the picture you are looking for (for example, the name of the game, the name of the plant, the name of the instrument model, etc.).

    Name of the game (site)

Generally, in such a simple way, you can quickly find the information you need and save a lot of time.

Below I will consider a few more search options (for those who could not find what they needed, or simply cannot use this method for one reason or another).

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On a smartphone (Android)

You can also search for pictures by picture (sorry for the tautology) on your smartphone.To do this, you need to: first install the Chrome browser. Next, select the desired image and hold the button on it: in the menu that appears, select "Find this image on Google" .

Find this image on Google

Further search results will be presented: exact copies and similar pictures. Please note that Google, as with a search from a regular PC, also determines what is shown in the picture - "Minions wallpaper" (screenshots below 👇).

Found pictures

Related Images (minions)

In Yandex

  1. First, you need to open a search for images in Yandex, here is the address - //yandex.ru/images/;
  2. Then pay attention to the top right menu - there is a link with a camera and a magnifying glass (it is just for searching by images). Click on this link (help screen below);

    Yandex pictures

  3. Further, like Google, Yandex offers a choice of two actions: either search by the address of the picture (you must first copy it), or by the file that is on your PC. I chose the second option and uploaded the same screenshot.

    Select a file

    👉By the way! If the name of the picture is Russian (or there are Russian symbols) - Yandex sometimes gives an error that the picture cannot be searched. Just rename it to English (or just give the name in numbers, for example, "11.jpg").

  4. Then Yandex will present you this picture in a variety of resolutions: large, medium, small (it may even turn out that your picture is cropped and you have not seen the original!).

    In addition, Yandex will not only determine which game the screenshot is from, but also show what is depicted on it, which car! An example is shown in the screenshot below.

    The size of the picture, and what is shown on it

  5. Of course, among the results found there are sites where this picture is found, and there is also just a block with similar pictures. Among them, you can also find a lot of useful information, therefore, I recommend looking through both.

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Using browser plugins

If you often have to search for pictures (or you are going to start doing it 😎), then there are quite a few plugins and extensions for browsers on the Internet that significantly speed up and facilitate this work.

I will consider one of them, using the Chrome browser as an example:

  1. After launching the browser, open the page with extensions: chrome: // extensions /
  2. Further, at the bottom of the page there will be a link "More extensions" - press it;
  3. Then enter the phrase "Search by pictures" and you will be presented with the best extensions for this job;
  4. For example, I chose this: it allows you to search for an image in three search engines at once: Google, Yandex, and TinEye (Note! TinEye is a site with a large archive of photos and images, millions of images are indexed on the Internet. If you can't find a photo or picture, I recommend checking this site too) .

    Found extensions

  5. The principle of operation of various plugins is simple and identical: when you see a picture you like in the browser, just right-click on it, and an additional search option will appear in the context menu (see screenshot below).

    Find a similar picture

  6. note: that plugins and extensions do not look for images for the place of search engines, they only speed up and simplify interaction, without distracting you with unnecessary mouse clicks. Therefore, if you do not often look for something from the graphics, they are unlikely to be useful to you.

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That's all for me. Add-ons are always welcome!

Quick search everyone!

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First publication: 04.06.2017

Correction: 1.02.2020

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